TOURBILLION

Meaning of TOURBILLION in English

[tour.bil.lion] or tour.bil.lon n [ME, fr. MF tourbillon, fr. L turbin-, turbo--more at turbine] (15c) 1: whirlwind

2: a vortex esp. of a whirlwind or whirlpool

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

TOURBILLION — or tourbillon noun see: turbine Date: 15th century whirlwind 1, a vortex especially of a whirlwind or whirlpool
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOURBILLION — noun or tour·bil·lon tu̇rˈbilyən, tu̇əˈ- ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French tourbillon whirl, vortex, whirlwind, from Latin turbin-, turbo — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOURBILLION — (n.) An ornamental firework which turns round, when in the air, so as to form a scroll of fire.
Английский словарь Webster
TOURBILLION — ( n. ) An ornamental firework which turns round, when in the air, so as to form a scroll of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOURBILLION — /toor bil"yeuhn/ , n. 1. a whirlwind or something resembling a whirlwind. 2. a firework that rises spirally. 3. Horol. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOURBILLION — n. whirlwind; whirlpool, vortex; firework that goes up in a spiral manner; any object that moves or travels rapidly in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOURBILLION — noun or tour·bil·lon tür-bē-yōⁿ Etymology: Anglo-French turbeillun, ultimately from Latin turbin-, turbo — more at turbine Date: 15th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOURBILLION — noun an ornamental firework which turns round, when in the air, so as to form a scroll of fire.
Webster English vocab
TOURBILLION — Pronunciation: tu ̇ r- ' bil-y ə n Variant: or tour · bil · lon \ tür-b ē -y ō …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOURBILLON — noun see: tourbillion
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOURBILLON — noun see tourbillion
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KARRUSEL — ˌkarəˈsel, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ also ˈker- or -zel noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably alteration of carrousel : a revolving escapement that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOURBILLON — see tourbillion
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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